Failing Our Veterans : The G.I. Bill and the Vietnam Generation /

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The original 1944 G.I. Bill holds a special place in the American imagination. In popular mythology, it stands as the capstone of the Greatest Generation narrative of World War II, a fitting reward for the nation's heroes. Given the almost universal acclaim afforded the bill, future generations...

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Autor principal: Boulton, Mark, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Veterans > Social conditions.
Veterans > Education.
Veterans.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Anciens combattants > Éducation > États-Unis.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis > Histoire.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Anciens combattants > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Veterans > Education > United States.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States > History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > United States > Social conditions.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: "A Chance for Learning"; 1. For the Wounded and the Worthy: Veterans' Benefits from the Early Republic to the Vietnam Era; 2. The Clash of the Texans: The Making of the 1966 Cold War G.I. Bill; 3. A Peacetime Bill for the Warrior: Shortchanging the Vietnam Vets; 4. Mr. President (Have Pity on the Fighting Man): Nixon's Right Turn for America, Wrong Result for the Veterans; 5. On the Streets and in the Schools: The Veterans Come Home; 6. Denouement: Ford's War on Inflation and Teague's Last Stand; Conclusion: "A Chance for Learning" Missed; Notes.

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